Protector for skate blades



July 29, 1930.

B. HEATH PROTECTOR FOR SKATE BLADES Filed Feb. 16

Patented July 29, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE f BRANC HEATH, oncronon'ro, oivrrlaro, CA Assienon. To CANADA oyctn a Moron co. LIMITED, or Was-Ion, ONTARIO, CANADA.

rno'rncron non SKATE BLADES Application filed February 16, 1929. Serial No. 340,537.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple and effective means for preventing injury to persons coming in contact with'the ends of ice skates and to devise a guard which willnot detract from the apof the skate blade to protect and guard any object coming in contact with the ends of the skate from being cut bythe point of the blade.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a skate showing my improved protector attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective detail of the at tachable form of guard, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal and enlarged sectional view-of the guard shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective detail of the rear end. of a tube skate showing the arrangement of a globular protector formed as a part of the skate construction.

Figure 5 is a view similar to F'gure 40f the toe end. y

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view through the toe end protector shown in Figure 5, taken on the line 66.

The increasing use of the tube form of skate with a long projecting toe and heel portion has, on account of numerous painful accidents through persons falling against these skates, necessitated the use of a guard and toe guards have been applied extending forwardly from the toe end of the sole plate to meet the point of the blade. These are clumsy both in appearance and in use and they do not guard the heels. It has, there-.

fore, become necessary to provide some form of guard which will extend close to the point of both heel and toe which will prevent per-' sons being cut thereby.

a small sheet metal stamping is formed with a spherical end 1 comprising two hemisphere portions which are connectedtogether by thedoubled flanged portion 2. This flanged portion is provided with an offset portion 3 adjacent to the notch 4 in theunderside of the sphere.

The notch 4 is squared at the end 5 to abut the edge of the blade 6 of the skate at a point slightly above the point of the blade 7. at the rearend and the offset portions '3 of the member 2 overlap the flange portion 8 of the skate tube top while the narrower portion 2 fits snugly over the portion 9 which extends from the tube 10.

A couple of rivets '11 are inserted through the portions 2 of the guard and through the portion 9 of the skate tube. These secure the protector firmly in place and guard the rear point ofthe blade.

( The form shown in Figure 3 is slightly different but only in regard to the shape and arrangement of the overlapping flange por- V tions 12, the ballend 1 being the same. The

Figures 4, 5 and 6, the thin sheet metal struc ture of thetube 10 is pressed up with a globular or spherical form 13 at the rear end and a similar spherical form 14 at the front end. These are pressed up in half sections when the tube is pressed in the flat and .when it is formed over into the tube shape,

the half sections are brought together to em brace the point of the toe end of the skate and to close around the heel portion slightly.

It will be seen that a protector such as de scribed is extremely simple in form, the

weight is insignificant and when stamped up as part of the tube it adds nothing to the cost of manufacture of the skate.

The device when formed up as shown in Figures 2 and 3 is easily applied and the cost is extremely low. 7

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a skate, a hollow globular formation arranged adjacent to the point of the blade and forming a guard, said globular formation presenting continuous unbroken side and forward surfaces.

2. A guard for skate blades, comprising a member having a channeled portion em-' bracing the blade and having a hollow globular-shaped extension projecting over said blade adjacent to and above the point.

3. Aprotector for skate'blades, comprising a thin sheet metal member stamped into a globular form having depending side portions'extending therefrom and embracing the upper edge of the blade and secured thereto. 4. A protector for skate blades, comprising a thin sheet metal member stamped'with semi-globular projections and folded together, having flange portions adapted to engage and be secured to the blade of the skate. '5. A. protector for skate blades, comprising a thin sheet metal member bent into substantially U-shaped form adapted to embrace the edge of the skate blade and having a globular formation at the endadapted to fit over the skate blade adjacent to the points.

'6. In a skate, a globular guard member arranged at the end extremity of the blade and supported thereby from the inward side, sald globular guard memberpresentlng unbroken side and forward surfaces.

I v BRANCH HEATH. 

